Sustainability + farm productivity = future
When it comes to farming, why don't we see more sentences with the words "sustainable" and "productivity" in them? They are the only things that will keep food on all our tables.
Folklore is wrong: Woolly bears can’t tell future
The parade has begun. Yesterday I counted six as I walked from the house to the garage. This morning I spotted another handful crossing...
Issue 2: We don’t need board to tell us how to farm
Editor:Issue 2 is a pre-emptive ballot initiative to establish a board that will set standards for livestock and poultry care. The board will be...
Pregnant women should be wary of flu shots
Most pregnant women will listen to their maternal instinct to protect their babies and refuse to take any flu shot, swine or otherwise, in spite of the heavy propaganda.
Vote yes on Issue 2 to continue agriculture’s tradition
Editor:I am a local retired food animal veterinarian. I am currently a beef and grain farmer here in Tuscarawas County and I support Issue...
This is not 1909, but 2009
Editor:As a livestock and grain farmer I would encourage everyone to vote yes on Issue 2 so we can continue to have safe, affordable...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Oct. 15, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Reader: Take a stand and vote yes for Issue 2
Editor:
As president/CEO of a grain marketing and farm supply cooperative in Ohio, I want to make sure people understand the importance of passing State...
Fall’s backdrop makes all the farm chores worth doing
"Throwing down hay from the highest point of the south mow, I was drawn to the west corner by the tiniest of sounds. Nestled...
The truth about rock-and-roll
On the sunny, first Sunday of October, Willie Nelson, 76; Neil Young, 63; John Mellencamp, three days shy of 58, and Dave Matthews, 42,...
